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Dr. Lynnae C. Quick

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Dr. Lynnae C. Quick

  • Associate Chief , Planetary Geology, Geophys & Geochem Lab
  • Additional Roles: , Research Scientist , Co Investigator for Dragonfly , and Co Investigator for OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer .
  • 301.286.1675
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 698
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: NASA

    • Brief Bio

    Dr. Quick's research focuses on geophysical processes on the Ocean Worlds in our solar system and in extrasolar planetary systems. She applies principles of fluid dynamics and heat transfer to model cryovolcanic processes and ocean crystallization on the icy moons of the giant planets and on dwarf planet Ceres. Dr. Quick also studies silicic volcanism on Venus and the Moon, and utilizes knowledge of the planets and moons in our solar system to characterize Earth-like exoplanets. Dr. Quick is a member of the Dawn, Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, and OSIRIS-APEX Mission science teams and the SSERVI TREX science team. She is also a member of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Steering Committee, co-chair of the National Society of Black Physicists' Earth and Planetary Systems Sciences section, and served on NASA's Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) team.

    Current Projects

    Viscous Lava Flow Reconnaissance and Modeling

    PI of ISFM-funded project in which we use the characteristics of the Glass Mountain and Glass Flow lava flows in northeastern California to test the accuracy of theoretical models for the emplacement of extraterrestrial lava flows.

    The Role of Cryovolcanism in Creating Habitable Niches on Exoplanets Beyond the Snow Line

    PI of NASA Habitable Worlds (HW)-funded project to investigate prospects for cryovolcanic activity on extrasolar ocean worlds, and consideration of the role that cryovolcanism could play in creating habitable niches on ocean worlds throughout the galaxy.

    Effusive Cryovolcanism on Europa

    PI of NASA Solar System Workings (SSW)-funded project to investigate the emplacement of a subset of domes on Jupiter's moon Europa. These domes may have formed via the eruption of viscous cryolava (slushy eruptions of water, ice and salts) onto Europa's surface; we employ theoretical modeling to investigate their formation.

    NASA's Europa Clipper Mission

    Co-I on the Europa Imagaing System (EIS), a dual camera imager on the Europa Clipper spacecraft. As a member of the Europa Clipper science team, conducts investigations into the eruption dynamics of, and imaging constraints for, Europa's geyser-like plumes. Co-Chair of the Europa Clipper Plumes Focus Group from 8/2019 to 3/2022.

    Dawn at Ceres

    Studying cryovolcanic and hydrothermal processes on dwarf planet Ceres as an Associate Science Team Member on NASA's Dawn Mission. Areas of interest include the emplacement of the faculae or "bright spots" in Occator crater, and the formation of the cryovolcano Ahuna Mons.

    NASA's Dragonfly Mission to Titan

    Science Team Member (Co-I) and Lead for the Dragonfly Student and Early Career Investigator Program Science Enhancement Option (SEO)

    Toolbox for Research and Exploration (TREX)

    Theme 2 Co-I in the TREX SSERVI node, investigating the role that near-surface volatiles may play in In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) on the Moon and small bodies. These investigations include studying brine eruptions on Ceres and lunar volcanic eruptions.

    Trident: Mission to an Exotic Active World

    Co-I on the recently down-selected Discovery Mission, with a focus on surface-subsurface exchange, cryovolcanism and geysering activity on Neptune's moon Triton

    Odyssey: A Large Strategic Class Mission Study for the Exploration of the Neptune-Triton System

    Co-I and Triton Lander Working Group Lead on Planetary Mission Concept Study (PMCS) focusing on the geology and geoophysics of Neptune's moon Triton and the science that could be achieved by various platforms.

    Assessing Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Past and Present Habitability Potential

    Co-I on Planetary Mission Concept Study (PMCS) focusing on Ceres geology and geophysics, specifically the ascent and eruption of brines on the dwarf planet. 

    Positions/Employment

    8/2022 - Present

    Associate Lab Chief

    Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
    5/2019 - Present

    Ocean Worlds Planetary Scientist

    Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
    2/2022 - 8/2022

    Acting Associate Lab Chief

    Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
    1/2017 - 5/2019

    Staff Scientist and Planetary Geologist

    The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
    1/2016 - 1/2017

    Research Scientist

    The Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, AZ
    8/2015 - 12/2015

    CRESST Postdoctoral Fellow

    University of Maryland Baltimore County; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD

    Project: Cryovolcanic Eruptions on Europa and Enceladus

    8/2013 - 7/2015

    NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow

    Oak Ridge Associated Universities; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

    Project: Emplacement of Volcanic Domes on Venus and Europa

    Education

    Ph.D., 2013 Earth & Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

          Area of Specialization: Planetary Magmatism and Volcanology

          Dissertation: Europa: Cryomagmatic Processes & Cryovolcanic Surface Expressions

    M.A., 2011 Earth & Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    M.S., 2009 Physics (Astrophysics Concentration), The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

    B.S., 2005 Physics, Summa Cum Laude, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

     

    Professional Societies

    AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), 2014 - Present
    National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), 2013 - Present
    American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2008 - Present
    American Astronomical Society (AAS), 2005 - Present

    Professional Service

    Associate Editor, Science Advances (2021 - )

    Organizing Committee, Neptune/Triton Seminar Series (2021 - )

    Programming Committee, The Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists (2020 - )

    Co-Chair, Earth and Planetary Systems Science Section (EPSS), The National Society of Black Physicists (2020-)

    Steering Committee, The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) (2020-)

    Steering Committee, The Network of Ocean Worlds (NOW) (2020-)

    Steering Committee, NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) (2018-)

    Reviewer: Icarus, Nature Astronomy, Nature Geosciences, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, The Planetary Science Journal (2017-)

    Group Chief, Panelist, and External Reviewer: NASA ROSES Program (2014-)

    NASA SMD Bridge Program Architect/Ad Hoc Leadership Council (2022 -2023)

    Member, Ocean Worlds and Dwarf Planets Panel, National Academy of Sciences Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey for 2023-2032 (2020 -2022)

    Goddard Space Flight Center Sciences and Exploration Division Science Director's Committee (SDC) (2020 - 2022)

    SOC Member: Brines Across the Solar System, Modern Brines workshop (2020 - 2021)

    SOC Member: Exoplanets in Our Backyard Workshop (2019 - 2020)

    Steering Committee Member and Early Career Scholars Focus Group Lead, Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) (2014-2015)

    Awards

    NASA Planetary Science Division Early Career Award (ECA) (2023)

    NASA Early Career Achievement Medal (2022)

    Named to NASA’s Top 10 List of People Who Inspired Us (2021)

    AAS Division For Planetary Sciences Harold C. Urey Prize (2021)

    Asteroid (2001 SV 291) discovered on 2001-09-17 was renamed Asteroid (37349) Lynnaequick (2021)

    North Carolina A&T State University College of Science and Technology Alumni Achievement Award (2021)

    NASA Robert H. Goddard Team Award: Goddard Equity Task Force & Equity Thought Leaders (2021)

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Special Act Award: For support of Center efforts to create a more equitable environment for its employees (2021)

    African Science Institute Fellow (2020)

    NASA Astrobiology Institute Early Career Collaboration Award (2016)

    NASA Early Career Fellow (named, 2015)

    NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2013-2015)

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Graduate Student Fellowship (2011-2013) 

    Johns Hopkins University Randolph W. Bromery Fellowship (2010-2011)

    Special Experience

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Road to Mission Success Course (Spring 2021) 

    Publications

    Refereed

    Barr, A. C., R. Brasser, V. Dobos, and L. C. Quick. 2023. "Io as an Analog for Tidally Heated Exoplanets." Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 323-348 [10.1007/978-3-031-25670-7_10]

    Quick, L. C., S. A. Fagents, K. A. Núñez, et al. K. Wilk, R. A. Beyer, C. B. Beddingfield, E. S. Martin, L. M. Prockter, and T. A. Hurford. 2022. "Cryolava Dome Growth Resulting From Active Eruptions on Jupiter’s Moon Europa." Icarus, 387: 115185 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115185]

    Burr, D. M., S. Diniega, L. C. Quick, K. Gardner-Vanddy, and F. Rivera-Hernández. 2022. "Foundational Women in Planetary Geomorphology: Some Contributions in Fluvial, Aeolian, and (Cryo)Volcanic Subdisciplines." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1-15 [10.1002/esp.5465]

    Castillo-Rogez, J., M. Neveu, V. Vinogradoff, et al. K. E. Miller, M. M. Sori, F. Tosi, B. Schmidt, J. E. Scully, M. Melwani Daswani, K. Hughson, H. McSween, C. De Sanctis, L. Quick, A. Ermakov, G. Thangjam, K. Otto, K. Krohn, P. Schenk, A. Nathues, and C. Raymond. 2022. "Science Drivers for the Future Exploration of Ceres: From Solar System Evolution to Ocean World Science." The Planetary Science Journal, 3 (3): 64 [10.3847/psj/ac502b]

    Hofgartner, J. D., S. P. Birch, J. Castillo, et al. W. M. Grundy, C. J. Hansen, A. G. Hayes, C. J. Howett, T. A. Hurford, E. S. Martin, K. L. Mitchell, T. A. Nordheim, M. J. Poston, L. M. Prockter, L. C. Quick, P. Schenk, R. N. Schindhelm, and O. M. Umurhan. 2022. "Hypotheses for Triton's plumes: New analyses and future remote sensing tests." Icarus, 375: 114835 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114835]

    Castillo-Rogez, J., J. Brophy, K. Miller, et al. M. Sori, J. Scully, L. Quick, R. Grimm, M. Zolensky, M. Bland, D. Buczkowski, C. Raymond, A. Hendrix, T. Prettyman, Y. Sekine, T. Titus, D. A. Williams, P. Backes, L. Barge, A. Ermakov, A. Galassi, S. Moreland, and K. Zacny. 2022. "Concepts for the Future Exploration of Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Habitability." The Planetary Science Journal, 3 (2): 41 [10.3847/psj/ac34ee]

    Fagents, S. A., R. M. Lopes, L. C. Quick, and T. K. Gregg. 2021. "Cryovolcanism." Planetary Volcanism Across the Solar System, 1: Cambridge, MA: 161-234, ISBN: 978-0128139875. [10.1016/b978-0-12-813987-5.00005-5]

    Rymer, A. M., K. D. Runyon, B. Clyde, et al. J. I. Núñez, R. Nikoukar, K. M. Soderlund, K. Sayanagi, M. Hofstadter, L. C. Quick, S. A. Stern, T. Becker, M. Hedman, I. Cohen, F. Crary, J. J. Fortney, J. Vertesi, C. Hansen, I. de Pater, C. Paty, T. Spilker, T. Stallard, G. B. Hospodarsky, H. T. Smith, H. Wakeford, S. E. Moran, A. Annex, P. Schenk, M. Ozimek, J. Arrieta, R. L. McNutt, A. Masters, A. A. Simon, S. Ensor, C. T. Apland, J. Bruzzi, D. A. Patthoff, C. Scott, C. Campo, C. Krupiarz, C. J. Cochrane, C. Gantz, D. Rodriguez, D. Gallagher, D. Hurley, D. Crowley, E. Abel, E. Provornikova, E. P. Turtle, G. Clark, J. Wilkes, J. Hunt, J. H. Roberts, J. Rehm, K. Murray, L. Wolfarth, L. N. Fletcher, L. Spilker, E. S. Martin, M. Parisi, M. Norkus, N. Izenberg, R. Stough, R. J. Vervack, K. Mandt, K. B. Stevenson, S. Kijewski, W. Cheng, J. D. Feldman, G. Allen, D. Prabhu, S. Dutta, C. Young, and J. Williams. 2021. "Neptune Odyssey: A Flagship Concept for the Exploration of the Neptune–Triton System." The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (5): 184 [10.3847/psj/abf654]

    Hansen, C. J., J. Castillo-Rogez, W. Grundy, et al. J. D. Hofgartner, E. S. Martin, K. Mitchell, F. Nimmo, T. A. Nordheim, C. Paty, L. C. Quick, J. H. Roberts, K. Runyon, P. Schenk, A. Stern, and O. Umurhan. 2021. "Triton: Fascinating Moon, Likely Ocean World, Compelling Destination!." The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (4): 137 [10.3847/psj/abffd2]

    Barnes, J. W., E. P. Turtle, M. G. Trainer, et al. R. D. Lorenz, S. M. MacKenzie, W. B. Brinckerhoff, M. L. Cable, C. M. Ernst, C. Freissinet, K. P. Hand, A. G. Hayes, S. M. Hörst, J. R. Johnson, E. Karkoschka, D. J. Lawrence, A. Le Gall, J. M. Lora, C. P. McKay, R. S. Miller, S. L. Murchie, C. D. Neish, C. E. Newman, J. Núñez, M. P. Panning, A. M. Parsons, P. N. Peplowski, L. C. Quick, J. Radebaugh, S. C. Rafkin, H. Shiraishi, J. M. Soderblom, K. S. Sotzen, A. M. Stickle, E. R. Stofan, C. Szopa, T. Tokano, T. Wagner, C. Wilson, R. A. Yingst, K. Zacny, and S. C. Stähler. 2021. "Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander." The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (4): 130 [10.3847/psj/abfdcf]

    Kane, S. R., G. N. Arney, P. K. Byrne, et al. P. A. Dalba, S. J. Desch, J. Horner, N. R. Izenberg, K. E. Mandt, V. S. Meadows, and L. C. Quick. 2021. "The Fundamental Connections Between the Solar System and Exoplanetary Science." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (2): e2020JE006643 [10.1029/2020je006643]

    Quick, L. C., A. Roberge, A. B. Mlinar, and M. M. Hedman. 2020. "Forecasting Rates of Volcanic Activity on Terrestrial Exoplanets and Implications for Cryovolcanic Activity on Extrasolar Ocean Worlds." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 132 (1014): 084402 [10.1088/1538-3873/ab9504]

    Quick, L. C., and M. M. Hedman. 2020. "Characterizing deposits emplaced by cryovolcanic plumes on Europa." Icarus, 343: 113667 [10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113667]

    Hurford, T. A., W. G. Henning, R. Maguire, et al. V. Lekic, N. Schmerr, M. Panning, V. Bray, M. Manga, S. Kattenhorn, L. Quick, and A. Rhoden. 2020. "Seismicity on tidally active solid-surface worlds." Icarus, 338: 113466 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113466]

    Castillo-Rogez, J. C., M. Neveu, J. E. Scully, et al. C. H. House, L. C. Quick, A. Bouquet, K. Miller, M. Bland, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Ermakov, A. R. Hendrix, T. H. Prettyman, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell, B. E. Sherwood, and E. Young. 2020. "Ceres: Astrobiological Target and Possible Ocean World." Astrobiology, 20: 269-291 [10.1089/ast.2018.1999]

    Sizemore, H. G., B. E. Schmidt, D. A. Buczkowski, et al. M. M. Sori, J. C. Castillo‐Rogez, D. C. Berman, C. Ahrens, H. T. Chilton, K. H. Hughson, K. Duarte, K. A. Otto, M. T. Bland, A. Neesemann, J. E. Scully, D. A. Crown, S. C. Mest, D. A. Williams, T. Platz, P. Schenk, M. E. Landis, S. Marchi, N. Schorghofer, L. C. Quick, T. H. Prettyman, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Nass, G. Thangjam, A. Nathues, C. T. Russell, and C. A. Raymond. 2019. "A Global Inventory of Ice‐Related Morphological Features on Dwarf Planet Ceres: Implications for the Evolution and Current State of the Cryosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2018JE005699 [10.1029/2018je005699]

    Ruesch, O., A. Genova, W. Neumann, et al. L. C. Quick, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell, and M. T. Zuber. 2019. "Slurry extrusion on Ceres from a convective mud-bearing mantle." Nature Geoscience, 12 (7): 505-509 [10.1038/s41561-019-0378-7]

    Scully, J. E., T. Bowling, C. Bu, et al. D. L. Buczkowski, A. Longobardo, A. Nathues, A. Neesemann, E. Palomba, L. C. Quick, A. Raponi, O. Ruesch, P. M. Schenk, N. T. Stein, E. Thomas, C. T. Russell, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, and R. Jaumann. 2019. "Synthesis of the special issue: The formation and evolution of Ceres’ Occator crater." Icarus, 320: 213-225 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.029]

    Ruesch, O., L. Quick, M. Landis, et al. M. Sori, O. Čadek, P. Brož, K. Otto, M. Bland, S. Byrne, J. Castillo-Rogez, H. Hiesinger, R. Jaumann, K. Krohn, L. McFadden, A. Nathues, A. Neesemann, F. Preusker, T. Roatsch, P. Schenk, J. Scully, M. Sykes, D. Williams, C. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "Bright carbonate surfaces on Ceres as remnants of salt-rich water fountains." Icarus, 320: 39-48 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.022]

    Quick, L. C., D. L. Buczkowski, O. Ruesch, et al. J. E. Scully, J. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, P. M. Schenk, H. G. Sizemore, and M. V. Sykes. 2019. "A Possible Brine Reservoir Beneath Occator Crater: Thermal and Compositional Evolution and Formation of the Cerealia Dome and Vinalia Faculae." Icarus, 320: 119-135 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.07.016]

    Schenk, P., H. Sizemore, B. Schmidt, et al. J. Castillo-Rogez, M. De Sanctis, T. Bowling, J. Scully, D. Buczkowski, L. Quick, F. Preusker, R. Park, C. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "The central pit and dome at Cerealia Facula bright deposit and floor deposits in Occator crater, Ceres: Morphology, comparisons and formation." Icarus, 320: 159-187 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.010]

    Buczkowski, D. L., J. E. Scully, L. Quick, et al. J. Castillo-Rogez, P. M. Schenk, R. S. Park, F. Preusker, R. Jaumann, C. A. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "Tectonic analysis of fracturing associated with occator crater." Icarus, 320: 49-59 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.012]

    Buczkowski, D. L., H. G. Sizemore, M. T. Bland, et al. J. E. Scully, L. C. Quick, K. H. Hughson, R. Park, F. Preusker, C. A. Raymond, and C. T. Russell. 2018. "Floor‐Fractured Craters on Ceres and Implications for Interior Processes." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2018JE005632 [10.1029/2018je005632]

    Holler, B. J., S. N. Milam, J. M. Bauer, et al. C. Alcock, M. T. Bannister, G. L. Bjoraker, C. A. Nixon, A. A. Simon, and L. C. Quick. 2018. "Solar system science with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope." Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 4 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jatis.4.3.034003]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, S. M. Baloga, and E. R. Stofan. 2017. "Corrigendum to “New approaches to inferences for steep-sided domes on Venus” [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 319 (2016) 93–105]." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 347: 408 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.07.007]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, and S. M. Baloga. 2017. "Cryovolcanic Emplacement of Domes on Europa." Icarus, 284: 477-488 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.06.029]

    Ruesch, O., T. Platz, P. Schenk, et al. L. A. McFadden, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, L. C. Quick, S. Byrne, F. Preusker, D. P. OBrien, N. Schmedemann, D. A. Williams, J. Y. Li, M. T. Bland, H. Hiesinger, T. Kneissl, A. Neesemann, M. Schaefer, J. H. Pasckert, B. E. Schmidt, D. L. Buczkowski, M. V. Sykes, A. Nathues, T. Roatsch, M. Hoffmann, C. A. Raymond, and C. T. Russell. 2016. "Cryovolcanism on Ceres." Science, 353 (6303): aaf4286-aaf4286 [10.1126/science.aaf4286]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, S. M. Baloga, and E. R. Stofan. 2016. "New Approaches to Inferences for Steep-Sided Domes on Venus." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 319: 93-105 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.02.028]

    Quick, L. C., and B. D. Marsh. 2016. "Heat Transfer of Ascending Cryomagmas on Europa." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 319: 66-77 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.03.018]

    Quick, L. C., and B. D. Marsh. 2015. "Constraining the Thickness of Europa’s Water-Ice Shell: Insights from Tidal Dissipation and Conductive Cooling." Icarus, 253: 16-24 [Full Text (Link)]

    Quick, L. C., O. S. Barnouin, L. M. Prockter, and G. W. Patterson. 2013. " Constraints on the Detection of Cryovolcanic Plumes on Europa ." Planetary and Space Science, 86: 1-9 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.pss.2013.06.028]

    Non-Refereed

    Quick, L. C., S. A. Fagents, R. A. Beyer, et al. C. B. Beddingfield, K. A. Nunez, and L. M. Prockter. 2020. "Cryolava Dome-Forming Eruptions on Europa and Inferences for the Evolution of Crustal Fluid Reservoirs." 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #2183.

    Castillo-Rogez, J. C., M. T. Bland, D. L. Buczkowski, et al. A. R. Hendrix, K. E. Miller, T. H. Prettyman, L. C. Quick, J. E. Scully, Y. Sekine, M. M. Sori, T. Titus, D. A. Williams, H. Yano, M. Zolensky, C. A. Raymond, J. Brophy, B. G. Lee, and M. S. Kelley. 2020. "NASA Planetary Mission Concept Study: Assessing Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Past and Present Habitability Potential." 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #1790.

    Quick, L. C. 2019. "A New Analysis of the Rheology of Cryolava Flows in Vulcan Planitia." The Pluto System After New Horizons Conference Abstract #7081.

    Nunez, K. A., L. C. Quick, L. S. Glaze, et al. S. A. Fagents, R. A. Beyer, L. M. Prockter, and R. A. Beyer. 2019. "Developing a Database for Candidate Cryovolcanic Domes on Europa." 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #3264.

    Lynch, K., S. Diniega, L. C. Quick, et al. S. M. Horst, E. G. Rivera-Valentin, and J. A. Rathbun. 2019. "50 Years of a Planetary Science Workforce: Hidden Figures and the Legacy of Apollo." 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #3162.

    Quick, L. C. 2018. "Ahuna Mons lonely no more." Nature Astronomy 2 (12): 940-941 [10.1038/s41550-018-0648-0]

    Brief Bio

    Dr. Quick's research focuses on geophysical processes on the Ocean Worlds in our solar system and in extrasolar planetary systems. She applies principles of fluid dynamics and heat transfer to model cryovolcanic processes and ocean crystallization on the icy moons of the giant planets and on dwarf planet Ceres. Dr. Quick also studies silicic volcanism on Venus and the Moon, and utilizes knowledge of the planets and moons in our solar system to characterize Earth-like exoplanets. Dr. Quick is a member of the Dawn, Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, and OSIRIS-APEX Mission science teams and the SSERVI TREX science team. She is also a member of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Steering Committee, co-chair of the National Society of Black Physicists' Earth and Planetary Systems Sciences section, and served on NASA's Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) team.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Barr, A. C., R. Brasser, V. Dobos, and L. C. Quick. 2023. "Io as an Analog for Tidally Heated Exoplanets." Astrophysics and Space Science Library 323-348 [10.1007/978-3-031-25670-7_10]

    Quick, L. C., S. A. Fagents, K. A. Núñez, et al. K. Wilk, R. A. Beyer, C. B. Beddingfield, E. S. Martin, L. M. Prockter, and T. A. Hurford. 2022. "Cryolava Dome Growth Resulting From Active Eruptions on Jupiter’s Moon Europa." Icarus 387 115185 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115185]

    Burr, D. M., S. Diniega, L. C. Quick, K. Gardner-Vanddy, and F. Rivera-Hernández. 2022. "Foundational Women in Planetary Geomorphology: Some Contributions in Fluvial, Aeolian, and (Cryo)Volcanic Subdisciplines." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 1-15 [10.1002/esp.5465]

    Castillo-Rogez, J., M. Neveu, V. Vinogradoff, et al. K. E. Miller, M. M. Sori, F. Tosi, B. Schmidt, J. E. Scully, M. Melwani Daswani, K. Hughson, H. McSween, C. De Sanctis, L. Quick, A. Ermakov, G. Thangjam, K. Otto, K. Krohn, P. Schenk, A. Nathues, and C. Raymond. 2022. "Science Drivers for the Future Exploration of Ceres: From Solar System Evolution to Ocean World Science." The Planetary Science Journal 3 (3): 64 [10.3847/psj/ac502b]

    Hofgartner, J. D., S. P. Birch, J. Castillo, et al. W. M. Grundy, C. J. Hansen, A. G. Hayes, C. J. Howett, T. A. Hurford, E. S. Martin, K. L. Mitchell, T. A. Nordheim, M. J. Poston, L. M. Prockter, L. C. Quick, P. Schenk, R. N. Schindhelm, and O. M. Umurhan. 2022. "Hypotheses for Triton's plumes: New analyses and future remote sensing tests." Icarus 375 114835 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114835]

    Castillo-Rogez, J., J. Brophy, K. Miller, et al. M. Sori, J. Scully, L. Quick, R. Grimm, M. Zolensky, M. Bland, D. Buczkowski, C. Raymond, A. Hendrix, T. Prettyman, Y. Sekine, T. Titus, D. A. Williams, P. Backes, L. Barge, A. Ermakov, A. Galassi, S. Moreland, and K. Zacny. 2022. "Concepts for the Future Exploration of Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Habitability." The Planetary Science Journal 3 (2): 41 [10.3847/psj/ac34ee]

    Fagents, S. A., R. M. Lopes, L. C. Quick, and T. K. Gregg. 2021. "Cryovolcanism." Planetary Volcanism Across the Solar System 1 161-234 [10.1016/b978-0-12-813987-5.00005-5]

    Rymer, A. M., K. D. Runyon, B. Clyde, et al. J. I. Núñez, R. Nikoukar, K. M. Soderlund, K. Sayanagi, M. Hofstadter, L. C. Quick, S. A. Stern, T. Becker, M. Hedman, I. Cohen, F. Crary, J. J. Fortney, J. Vertesi, C. Hansen, I. de Pater, C. Paty, T. Spilker, T. Stallard, G. B. Hospodarsky, H. T. Smith, H. Wakeford, S. E. Moran, A. Annex, P. Schenk, M. Ozimek, J. Arrieta, R. L. McNutt, A. Masters, A. A. Simon, S. Ensor, C. T. Apland, J. Bruzzi, D. A. Patthoff, C. Scott, C. Campo, C. Krupiarz, C. J. Cochrane, C. Gantz, D. Rodriguez, D. Gallagher, D. Hurley, D. Crowley, E. Abel, E. Provornikova, E. P. Turtle, G. Clark, J. Wilkes, J. Hunt, J. H. Roberts, J. Rehm, K. Murray, L. Wolfarth, L. N. Fletcher, L. Spilker, E. S. Martin, M. Parisi, M. Norkus, N. Izenberg, R. Stough, R. J. Vervack, K. Mandt, K. B. Stevenson, S. Kijewski, W. Cheng, J. D. Feldman, G. Allen, D. Prabhu, S. Dutta, C. Young, and J. Williams. 2021. "Neptune Odyssey: A Flagship Concept for the Exploration of the Neptune–Triton System." The Planetary Science Journal 2 (5): 184 [10.3847/psj/abf654]

    Hansen, C. J., J. Castillo-Rogez, W. Grundy, et al. J. D. Hofgartner, E. S. Martin, K. Mitchell, F. Nimmo, T. A. Nordheim, C. Paty, L. C. Quick, J. H. Roberts, K. Runyon, P. Schenk, A. Stern, and O. Umurhan. 2021. "Triton: Fascinating Moon, Likely Ocean World, Compelling Destination!." The Planetary Science Journal 2 (4): 137 [10.3847/psj/abffd2]

    Barnes, J. W., E. P. Turtle, M. G. Trainer, et al. R. D. Lorenz, S. M. MacKenzie, W. B. Brinckerhoff, M. L. Cable, C. M. Ernst, C. Freissinet, K. P. Hand, A. G. Hayes, S. M. Hörst, J. R. Johnson, E. Karkoschka, D. J. Lawrence, A. Le Gall, J. M. Lora, C. P. McKay, R. S. Miller, S. L. Murchie, C. D. Neish, C. E. Newman, J. Núñez, M. P. Panning, A. M. Parsons, P. N. Peplowski, L. C. Quick, J. Radebaugh, S. C. Rafkin, H. Shiraishi, J. M. Soderblom, K. S. Sotzen, A. M. Stickle, E. R. Stofan, C. Szopa, T. Tokano, T. Wagner, C. Wilson, R. A. Yingst, K. Zacny, and S. C. Stähler. 2021. "Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander." The Planetary Science Journal 2 (4): 130 [10.3847/psj/abfdcf]

    Kane, S. R., G. N. Arney, P. K. Byrne, et al. P. A. Dalba, S. J. Desch, J. Horner, N. R. Izenberg, K. E. Mandt, V. S. Meadows, and L. C. Quick. 2021. "The Fundamental Connections Between the Solar System and Exoplanetary Science." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 126 (2): e2020JE006643 [10.1029/2020je006643]

    Quick, L. C., A. Roberge, A. B. Mlinar, and M. M. Hedman. 2020. "Forecasting Rates of Volcanic Activity on Terrestrial Exoplanets and Implications for Cryovolcanic Activity on Extrasolar Ocean Worlds." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 132 (1014): 084402 [10.1088/1538-3873/ab9504]

    Quick, L. C., and M. M. Hedman. 2020. "Characterizing deposits emplaced by cryovolcanic plumes on Europa." Icarus 343 113667 [10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113667]

    Hurford, T. A., W. G. Henning, R. Maguire, et al. V. Lekic, N. Schmerr, M. Panning, V. Bray, M. Manga, S. Kattenhorn, L. Quick, and A. Rhoden. 2020. "Seismicity on tidally active solid-surface worlds." Icarus 338 113466 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113466]

    Castillo-Rogez, J. C., M. Neveu, J. E. Scully, et al. C. H. House, L. C. Quick, A. Bouquet, K. Miller, M. Bland, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Ermakov, A. R. Hendrix, T. H. Prettyman, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell, B. E. Sherwood, and E. Young. 2020. "Ceres: Astrobiological Target and Possible Ocean World." Astrobiology 20 269-291 [10.1089/ast.2018.1999]

    Sizemore, H. G., B. E. Schmidt, D. A. Buczkowski, et al. M. M. Sori, J. C. Castillo‐Rogez, D. C. Berman, C. Ahrens, H. T. Chilton, K. H. Hughson, K. Duarte, K. A. Otto, M. T. Bland, A. Neesemann, J. E. Scully, D. A. Crown, S. C. Mest, D. A. Williams, T. Platz, P. Schenk, M. E. Landis, S. Marchi, N. Schorghofer, L. C. Quick, T. H. Prettyman, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Nass, G. Thangjam, A. Nathues, C. T. Russell, and C. A. Raymond. 2019. "A Global Inventory of Ice‐Related Morphological Features on Dwarf Planet Ceres: Implications for the Evolution and Current State of the Cryosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2018JE005699 [10.1029/2018je005699]

    Ruesch, O., A. Genova, W. Neumann, et al. L. C. Quick, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell, and M. T. Zuber. 2019. "Slurry extrusion on Ceres from a convective mud-bearing mantle." Nature Geoscience 12 (7): 505-509 [10.1038/s41561-019-0378-7]

    Scully, J. E., T. Bowling, C. Bu, et al. D. L. Buczkowski, A. Longobardo, A. Nathues, A. Neesemann, E. Palomba, L. C. Quick, A. Raponi, O. Ruesch, P. M. Schenk, N. T. Stein, E. Thomas, C. T. Russell, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, and R. Jaumann. 2019. "Synthesis of the special issue: The formation and evolution of Ceres’ Occator crater." Icarus 320 213-225 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.029]

    Ruesch, O., L. Quick, M. Landis, et al. M. Sori, O. Čadek, P. Brož, K. Otto, M. Bland, S. Byrne, J. Castillo-Rogez, H. Hiesinger, R. Jaumann, K. Krohn, L. McFadden, A. Nathues, A. Neesemann, F. Preusker, T. Roatsch, P. Schenk, J. Scully, M. Sykes, D. Williams, C. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "Bright carbonate surfaces on Ceres as remnants of salt-rich water fountains." Icarus 320 39-48 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.022]

    Quick, L. C., D. L. Buczkowski, O. Ruesch, et al. J. E. Scully, J. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, P. M. Schenk, H. G. Sizemore, and M. V. Sykes. 2019. "A Possible Brine Reservoir Beneath Occator Crater: Thermal and Compositional Evolution and Formation of the Cerealia Dome and Vinalia Faculae." Icarus 320 119-135 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.07.016]

    Schenk, P., H. Sizemore, B. Schmidt, et al. J. Castillo-Rogez, M. De Sanctis, T. Bowling, J. Scully, D. Buczkowski, L. Quick, F. Preusker, R. Park, C. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "The central pit and dome at Cerealia Facula bright deposit and floor deposits in Occator crater, Ceres: Morphology, comparisons and formation." Icarus 320 159-187 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.010]

    Buczkowski, D. L., J. E. Scully, L. Quick, et al. J. Castillo-Rogez, P. M. Schenk, R. S. Park, F. Preusker, R. Jaumann, C. A. Raymond, and C. Russell. 2019. "Tectonic analysis of fracturing associated with occator crater." Icarus 320 49-59 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.012]

    Buczkowski, D. L., H. G. Sizemore, M. T. Bland, et al. J. E. Scully, L. C. Quick, K. H. Hughson, R. Park, F. Preusker, C. A. Raymond, and C. T. Russell. 2018. "Floor‐Fractured Craters on Ceres and Implications for Interior Processes." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2018JE005632 [10.1029/2018je005632]

    Holler, B. J., S. N. Milam, J. M. Bauer, et al. C. Alcock, M. T. Bannister, G. L. Bjoraker, C. A. Nixon, A. A. Simon, and L. C. Quick. 2018. "Solar system science with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope." Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 4 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jatis.4.3.034003]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, S. M. Baloga, and E. R. Stofan. 2017. "Corrigendum to “New approaches to inferences for steep-sided domes on Venus” [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 319 (2016) 93–105]." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 347 408 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.07.007]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, and S. M. Baloga. 2017. "Cryovolcanic Emplacement of Domes on Europa." Icarus 284 477-488 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.06.029]

    Ruesch, O., T. Platz, P. Schenk, et al. L. A. McFadden, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, L. C. Quick, S. Byrne, F. Preusker, D. P. OBrien, N. Schmedemann, D. A. Williams, J. Y. Li, M. T. Bland, H. Hiesinger, T. Kneissl, A. Neesemann, M. Schaefer, J. H. Pasckert, B. E. Schmidt, D. L. Buczkowski, M. V. Sykes, A. Nathues, T. Roatsch, M. Hoffmann, C. A. Raymond, and C. T. Russell. 2016. "Cryovolcanism on Ceres." Science 353 (6303): aaf4286-aaf4286 [10.1126/science.aaf4286]

    Quick, L. C., L. S. Glaze, S. M. Baloga, and E. R. Stofan. 2016. "New Approaches to Inferences for Steep-Sided Domes on Venus." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 319 93-105 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.02.028]

    Quick, L. C., and B. D. Marsh. 2016. "Heat Transfer of Ascending Cryomagmas on Europa." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 319 66-77 [10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.03.018]

    Quick, L. C., and B. D. Marsh. 2015. "Constraining the Thickness of Europa’s Water-Ice Shell: Insights from Tidal Dissipation and Conductive Cooling." Icarus 253 16-24 [Full Text (Link)]

    Quick, L. C., O. S. Barnouin, L. M. Prockter, and G. W. Patterson. 2013. " Constraints on the Detection of Cryovolcanic Plumes on Europa ." Planetary and Space Science 86 1-9 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.pss.2013.06.028]

    Non-Refereed

    Quick, L. C., S. A. Fagents, R. A. Beyer, et al. C. B. Beddingfield, K. A. Nunez, and L. M. Prockter. 2020. "Cryolava Dome-Forming Eruptions on Europa and Inferences for the Evolution of Crustal Fluid Reservoirs." 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #2183

    Castillo-Rogez, J. C., M. T. Bland, D. L. Buczkowski, et al. A. R. Hendrix, K. E. Miller, T. H. Prettyman, L. C. Quick, J. E. Scully, Y. Sekine, M. M. Sori, T. Titus, D. A. Williams, H. Yano, M. Zolensky, C. A. Raymond, J. Brophy, B. G. Lee, and M. S. Kelley. 2020. "NASA Planetary Mission Concept Study: Assessing Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Past and Present Habitability Potential." 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #1790

    Quick, L. C. 2019. "A New Analysis of the Rheology of Cryolava Flows in Vulcan Planitia." The Pluto System After New Horizons Conference Abstract #7081

    Nunez, K. A., L. C. Quick, L. S. Glaze, et al. S. A. Fagents, R. A. Beyer, L. M. Prockter, and R. A. Beyer. 2019. "Developing a Database for Candidate Cryovolcanic Domes on Europa." 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #3264

    Lynch, K., S. Diniega, L. C. Quick, et al. S. M. Horst, E. G. Rivera-Valentin, and J. A. Rathbun. 2019. "50 Years of a Planetary Science Workforce: Hidden Figures and the Legacy of Apollo." 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Abstract #3162

    Quick, L. C. 2018. "Ahuna Mons lonely no more." Nature Astronomy 2 (12): 940-941 [10.1038/s41550-018-0648-0]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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